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Two wheelbarrows full — that’s how much soil a composted human body creates. In California, it could soon be legal for people to be transformed into soil after death.
Only three after-death options are available now in California: burial and cremation — by fire or water. But a bill moving through the Legislature would legalize “natural organic reduction,” or the composting of human remains, adding a greener funerary option to the mix.
“The idea of returning to Earth is somewhat metaphorical, whereas natural organic production offers a literal return to the earth,” said Anna Swenson, spokesperson for Recompose, the company that developed the process.
While California considers sanctioning human composting, other states have already begun. In 2019, Washington became the first state to legalize the process. And this year, the dominoes kept falling: Colorado legalized it in May, and Oregon followed suit in June. Next year, New York could do the same.
How would this be different than how human remains decomposed centuries prior to embalming?
It used to be quite common to have family cemeteries on private property.
Anyway, this is already a “thing” here in CO and in Washington state, though not in practice yet here.
In any event, I agree with the following statement:
““It’s totally an individual choice about what you do with your body in the end and what is meaningful,” she said. “So, if you get to choose something where you’re leaving a positive legacy, whether it’s natural organic reduction or water cremation, whatever it is, I feel that’s for you.””
It's been legal here in Michigan (and other states) for a long time. I kind of like the idea. Why hog up a patch of ground for eternity? Why waste thousands of dollars on a casket and vault?
How would this be different than how human remains decomposed centuries prior to embalming?
It used to be quite common to have family cemeteries on private property.
Anyway, this is already a “thing” here in CO and in Washington state, though not in practice yet here.
In any event, I agree with the following statement:
““It’s totally an individual choice about what you do with your body in the end and what is meaningful,” she said. “So, if you get to choose something where you’re leaving a positive legacy, whether it’s natural organic reduction or water cremation, whatever it is, I feel that’s for you.””
how is it different? read the article. it's much, much faster, for one thing.
Cool.
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